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Lincoln Park council approves assessor contract, DDA director hire and emergency siren upgrade
Summary
At its May 11 meeting the council approved an extension for Robert Brashear as city assessor at $100,000 annually, approved Kenneth Martin as DDA executive director, consented to Priority Waste LLC's change of control, approved replacement of outdoor warning sirens for $75,533 plus software fees, and waived fees for the Memorial Day parade.
The City of Lincoln Park council, meeting May 11, approved a series of consent-agenda items and individual resolutions addressing personnel, contracts and public-safety equipment.
The council authorized extending the assessing-services agreement with Robert Brashear through June 30, 2028, at an annual cost of $100,000 and authorized the mayor to execute the extension. The motion was moved, seconded and carried on roll call.
Separately, the council approved an employment agreement to appoint Kenneth Martin as executive director of the Lincoln Park Downtown Development Authority and the Lincoln Park Economic Development Corporation; both entities had already approved the contract. Council then resolved to consent to a change of control at the equity level of Priority Waste LLC by TPG; during discussion a council member asked whether service levels or trash-bin replacements would change and staff instructed residents to contact the company or city management for bin replacement requests.
On a public-safety measure, the fire chief recommended replacing the outdoor warning system at City Hall and Hoover School, citing recent severe-weather reliability problems and difficulty sourcing replacement parts for the current, aging system. He proposed Federal Signal Modulator 603 electronic sirens at both locations, installed through West Shore Services as the vendor, and the Commander 1 remote-activation and monitoring software. The chief told the council the total replacement cost for the siren systems is $75,533; Commander 1 has a one-time setup fee of $1,400 and an annual software/service fee of $1,500. Council authorized a waiver of the formal bid process on the basis of immediate public-safety concerns and approved the replacement.
The council also waived special-event application fees and listed cost-recovery fees for the VFW Post 552's Memorial Day parade on May 17, 2026, requiring the applicant to be responsible for event cleanup and setting the event hours and municipal-code limits. The motion carried on roll call.
Votes on the recorded roll calls for these items were recorded as affirmative for the council members present; no formal negative votes were recorded in the meeting transcript.
